Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Berlin, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Berlin, 1981.
Research assistant University Oldenburg, Germany, 1983—1986. Science associate department sociology Technology University Berlin, 1986—1995, visiting professor technical & industrial sociology, 1995—1997. Professor medical sociology University Cologne, Germany, since 1997, director center health service research cologne, since 2002.
Chairman German Society Medical Sociology, Hamburg, Germany, 2002, Center Health Service Research Cologne, Cologne, 2002, Clearing House Health Service Research, Cologne, 2004, German Network Health Service Research, Cologne, 2006.